Neuropsychological assessment in a case of pseudoneurologic symptomatology

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-14

  Hart, Robert P ^a   Anderson, Jonathan ^a   Calabrese, Vincent ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropsychological assessment; Pseudoneurology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004542640     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324826an0301_2     Document Type: Article

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